diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a18020a..ed16a5e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "GitPython==3.1.51",
     "libgravatar==1.0.4",
     "mistletoe==1.6.0",
-    "praw==7.8.2",
+    "praw==8.0.2",
     "py-cord==2.8.0",
     "python-dotenv==1.2.2",
     "requests==2.34.2",
diff --git a/tests/unit/reddit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/reddit/conftest.py
index 8ccf236..0454db8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/reddit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/reddit/conftest.py
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def _redact_traceback(tb):
 def _redact_frame_locals(frame_locals: dict):
     self_arg = frame_locals.get('self')
 
-    if isinstance(self_arg, prawcore.requestor.Requestor):
+    if isinstance(self_arg, prawcore.Requestor):
         _redact_requestor_kwargs(kwargs_arg=frame_locals.get('kwargs'))
 
-    if isinstance(self_arg, prawcore.auth.TrustedAuthenticator):
+    if isinstance(self_arg, prawcore.TrustedAuthenticator):
         _redact_token_mapping(data=frame_locals.get('data'))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/reddit/test_reddit_bot.py b/tests/unit/reddit/test_reddit_bot.py
index 2530364..0dc5422 100644
--- a/tests/unit/reddit/test_reddit_bot.py
+++ b/tests/unit/reddit/test_reddit_bot.py
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ def betamax_config(self, bot):
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
     def session(self, bot):
-        http = bot.reddit._core._requestor._http
-        http.headers['Accept-Encoding'] = 'identity'  # ensure response is human readable
-        return http
+        requestor = bot.reddit._core.requestor
+        requestor.headers['Accept-Encoding'] = 'identity'  # ensure response is human readable
+        return requestor
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
     def recorder(self, session):
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2b56be9..41b9119 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
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+[[package]]
+name = "defusedxml"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0f/d5/c66da9b79e5bdb124974bfe172b4daf3c984ebd9c2a06e2b8a4dc7331c72/defusedxml-0.7.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1bb3032db185915b62d7c6209c5a8792be6a32ab2fedacc84e01b52c51aa3e69", size = 75520, upload-time = "2021-03-08T10:59:26.269Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/07/6c/aa3f2f849e01cb6a001cd8554a88d4c77c5c1a31c95bdf1cf9301e6d9ef4/defusedxml-0.7.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a352e7e428770286cc899e2542b6cdaedb2b4953ff269a210103ec58f6198a61", size = 25604, upload-time = "2021-03-08T10:59:24.45Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flask"
 version = "3.1.3"
@@ -588,28 +597,29 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "praw"
-version = "7.8.2"
+version = "8.0.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "defusedxml" },
     { name = "prawcore" },
     { name = "update-checker" },
     { name = "websocket-client" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/95/78/dfac2a76e04298255335627d2b8acf19cf61e6609a509c3780c35960a1ba/praw-7.8.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6230a2329e5c927ebbb45ebeb17d60761ace5ed65336a78fcfeab49937b9615b", size = 154223, upload-time = "2026-06-08T01:36:22.056Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/46/07/bee3bab8634965354402d28aaabae7932097dfa5d9895afbeebeac24de69/praw-8.0.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:29bfe995f7f24017dd8eee36153085ad27de1740f13c7dcdb08df42a24a0dae2", size = 23798066, upload-time = "2026-06-24T00:06:31.429Z" }
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e0/7e/0831abb5ef9db1db8981f2c230c5a71ecc81732a7924ec79b076f5eea693/praw-8.0.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:22a988bef07e2d840ab062ae25f760c5bfc6367b9ecaab69f71e7ff511d75564", size = 199203, upload-time = "2026-06-24T00:06:29.73Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "prawcore"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "4.0.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "requests" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8a/62/d4c99cf472205f1e5da846b058435a6a7c988abf8eb6f7d632a7f32f4a77/prawcore-2.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b7b2b5a1d04406e086ab4e79988dc794df16059862f329f4c6a43ed09986c335", size = 15862, upload-time = "2023-10-01T23:30:49.408Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/08/06/d6eaaaa5ec11ebc56b176e16233c4dbd7ae5a51a9d82649cad8aa2ba3b43/prawcore-4.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c7e4d6e1b71e2b9c88680aee467e3e07d22df4c91bb01488ce2a3ab43d76b076", size = 1208273, upload-time = "2026-06-13T02:00:32.083Z" }
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5b/97/e52a0a62a14b17ce382d68d00a838887deab52eddac8d9e87f4e6274efcd/prawcore-4.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:53f91bcd4cb25a26ca58f3ba7c5bf83d9d93a74025aae2c926bc6b0d5fd11df7", size = 19294, upload-time = "2026-06-13T02:00:30.519Z" },
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@@ -826,7 +836,7 @@ requires-dist = [
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     { name = "libgravatar", specifier = "==1.0.4" },
     { name = "mistletoe", specifier = "==1.6.0" },
-    { name = "praw", specifier = "==7.8.2" },
+    { name = "praw", specifier = "==8.0.2" },
     { name = "py-cord", specifier = "==2.8.0" },
     { name = "pytest", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==9.1.1" },
     { name = "pytest-asyncio", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "==1.4.0" },